After Effects Expressions

by Marcus Geduld

Put the power of Expressions to work in your animations with controls and efficiencies impossible to achieve with traditional keyframing techniques. No programming skills are required. Foundation concepts and skills orient the new designer and serve as a handy reference to the experienced one. Basics of creating Expressions, variables, commands, and Expression helpers precede the leap into JavaScript and math essentials for more advanced Expressions that include randomness and physical simulations. Full color illustrations display the scripts and the resulting effects, Pick Whip techniques, and sequential animations. Downloadable companion files include QuickTime movies of the demo animations, AE project files and more at

Genres: Design

448 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Mike Dey · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are at all interested in learning AE expressions, this book is bar-none, the best tool you can have.

[Mark Boszko · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are so few resources on learning expressions, and this was certainly a very good one, but knowing a bit of how to write JavaScript, I was a bit put off by the "this is a bit of magic that I'm not really going to explain" tone of the writing. I understand it's not a JavaScript manual, but I think even non-coders would gain more by treating the language as a grammar to learn without so much hand-waving trying to apologize for all of this code. Expressions *are* code. Embrace it.

[Joel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved It!

[Moh'med Hashim · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's great and useful book to learning about handling expressions in After Effects.